OK Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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OK

or 辞路办补测

[ oh-key, oh-key, oh-key ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control:
Things are OK at the moment.
correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards:
Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?
doing well or in good health; managing adequately:
She's been OK since the operation.
adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable:
The job they did was OK, nothing more.
estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable:
an OK person.

adverb

all right; well enough; successfully; fine:
She'll manage OK on her own.
He sings OK, but he can't tap dance.
(used as an affirmative response) yes; surely.
(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree?

interjection

(used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like):
OK, I'll get it for you.
(used as an introductory or transitional expression):
OK, now where were we?

noun

plural OK's.

an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
They gave their OK to her leave of absence.

verb (used with object)

OK'd, OK'ing.

to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial:
Would you OK my application?

abbreviation for

Oklahoma (approved especially for use with zip code).

abbreviation for

Oklahoma

O.K.

/ 藢蓹蕣藞办别瑟 /

sentence substitute

an expression of approval, agreement, etc

adjective

in good or satisfactory condition
permissable
is it O.K. if I go home now?
acceptable but not outstanding
the party was O.K.

verb

tr to approve or endorse

noun

approval or agreement

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of OK¹

Initials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, i.e., oll or orl korrect representing all correct, first attested in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1839, then used in 1840 by Democrat partisans of Martin Van Buren during his election campaign, who allegedly named their organization, the O.K. Club, in allusion to the initials of Old Kinderhook, Van Buren's nickname, derived from his birthplace, Kinderhook, New York

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of OK¹

C19: perhaps from o ( ll ) k ( orrect ), jocular alteration of all correct

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Moments later, an officer is heard saying, 鈥淥K, she racked it,鈥� followed almost immediately by the sound of at least six gunshots fired in quick succession.

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There鈥檚 a different switch in my brain for stand-up and stand-up is probably the more naughty or ugly parts of yourself that have you like, 鈥淚s this OK? Am I insane to think this?鈥�

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I grabbed a ticket in Indianapolis, I walked in like, 鈥淲ow OK, the screen鈥檚 gigantic,鈥� and it just blew my mind how big it was compared to the Imax I know at home.

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It also noted that Anthony asked if Metcalf, who bled to death, was "going to be OK?"

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Eddie Howe says he is "OK" but "not 100%" as he returns to manage Newcastle United after his stay in hospital with pneumonia.

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Is OK A 亚洲网紅露点?

**And is聽翱碍听in the dictionary?**

OK is a word. The term OK may also be spelled okay. There is confusion as to whether OK is a word because it is informal, looks like an acronym, and is spelled with all capital letters. However, none of these elements disqualify OK from being a valid word.

OJT oka

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